[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 65405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26724]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Research Advisory 
Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses will meet on November 1-2, 
2010, in the Boston University School of Public Health, Room 107, 670 
Albany Street, Boston, MA. The sessions will convene at 8 a.m. each day 
and adjourn at 5:15 p.m. on November 1 and at 1 p.m. on November 2. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on proposed 
research studies, research plans and research strategies relating to 
the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia 
theater of operations during the Gulf War.
    The Committee will review VA program activities related to Gulf War 
veterans' illnesses and updates on relevant scientific research 
published since the last Committee meeting. The session on November 1 
will be devoted to presentations of ongoing research related to 
inflammation, mitochondrial damage, and pain. There will also be 
updates of the VA Gulf War research program and the VA-funded Gulf War 
Biorepository. The session on November 2 will include presentations on 
toxicogenomics, cancer, and acupuncture as a potential treatment for 
ill Gulf War veterans. Additionally, there will be discussion of 
Committee business and activities.
    Public comments will be received at 4:45 p.m. on November 1 and at 
12:30 p.m. on November 2. A sign-up sheet for five-minute comments will 
be available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to 
submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting 
for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the public may 
also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Dr. 
Roberta White, Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston 
University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, T2E, Boston, MA 
02118, or email at [email protected].
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Dr. White, Scientific Director, at (617) 278-4517 or Dr. 
William Goldberg, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 461-1667.

    Dated: October 18, 2010.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26724 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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